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A conversation With Steven Wise, Founder of The Nonhuman Rights Project

Steven Wiseâthe founder and president of The Nonhuman Rights Project; heâs also an attorney, author, legal scholar and professor whoâs taught at Harvard Law Schoolâdiscusses how the law he was practicing (personal injury) shifted focus 30-plus years ago upon reading Peter Singerâs âAnimal Liberation.â His new focus became animal protection law. He traces his career path from there, including serving a decade-long stint as president of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and founding the The Nonhuman Rights Project. He outlines the NhRPâs mission (seeking legal rights for members of non-human species, so they gain âpersonhoodâ status ), and more. www.nonhumanrightsproject.org/